Nice. I prefer drawn out corners (Habermann bend) for drive hooks, they take less time and are structurally sound. Have you taken any lessons from Brian Brazeal? He's just a couple of hours away from you in Greasy
Yeah, the Habermann approach is very efficient. I just felt like doing the traditional "upset" corner this time. I haven't had a class from Brian, tho I've watched all his videos and I bought a hammer he donated to a Saltfork Craftsmen fundraiser auction :-).
@@ejoftheanvil I imagine it would variate a lot depending on if you'll be the whole day forging or it's a shorter work sesion, or the thickness of the stock you are working. I'd be interested for sure, I've been thinking for a while in investing on a induction forge to supplement my workshop.
Induction heating is the most economical way to smelt and heat metal for a single process. It's been shown that a combination process of propane then induction to have a extremely fast production rate and increased economy over propane or induction alone. Ex. Use a propane or electric heating chamber then you use the induction furnace to smelt the parts rapidly or bring to desired temp. This process ideology decreases the overall cost of energy while increasing productivity, if used correctly that is. For black smithing I'd either choose one or the other because that process is only really viable for rapid smelting or large scale production smithing. Induction furnaces when used to smelt have some major benefits mainly the lack on contamination of material from propane. Also it smelts quicker than either propane or electric furnaces.
